Their woodwork in the sixties,where were they made and the type of timber?.
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Their woodwork in the sixties,where were they made and the type of timber?.
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As far as I know, they were made 'in house' at the factory although some stocks were made by SILE in Italy when supplies were low.
Stocks were Beech, the better models featuring Walnut!
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BSA made a point of advertising their stocks were made of Scandinavian hardwood during the 1970s. This seems to have been beech.
John
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Thanks fellas,the early three piece Airsporter items must have taken some considerable skill to produce.
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they were also made from old school (walnut) desks
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Originally Posted by wil95k
They were made from ink stained oak not walnut
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I believe they came about due to the difficulty in obtaining full size blanks (esp following the war years) they could be made up from shorter pieces - probably not the best solution but one that got past the problem. It's unlikely they did it from choice.
BSA often had problems sourcing materials for stocks - probably why they elected to import stocks from SILE in Italy on at least one occasion.
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